Collapsible egg-shipping case.



G. L. SGHMALL.

COLLAPSIBLE BGG SHIPPING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED 00125, 1910.

LLQ'Y, v Patented Jan.21,1913

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

G. L. SGHMALL.

GOLLAPSIBLE EGG SHIPPING CASE. APPLICATION FILED 00T. 5, 1910,

LQLQM. Patented 5511.21, 1913,

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l pff/flou COLLAPSIBLE .EGG-SHIPPING- CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'ilan. 21, 1913.,

Application led October 5, 1910. Serial No. 535,491.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, GUSTAVE L. SGHMALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at N ew Harmony, in the county of Posey and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Egg Shipping Cases, of which the following is a snecification.

his invention relates to metallic collapsible crates, primarily intended for use in the shipment of eggs, and the principal object o1 theA invent-ion is to provide a device of this character which, when the contents thereof are removed, may be folded into a small compass, so as to he readily packed wit-hin the car `for shipping.

Another object of the invention is to pro- -vide a metallic collapsible box of this character comprising few parts, all of which being connected together so that liability of loss of any ,of the parts is entirely obviated..

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of this classcomprising a pair oi compartments, the said compartments heilig divided from each other by a hinged partition and each oi' the compartments being provided with a hinged bottom portion which is adapted, when the hinged edges of the members comprising the compartments are in their set-up position, to swing downwardly and sustain the crate in its said set-up position.

W'ith the above, and other objects in View, which will appear as thedescription progresscs, the invention resides in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a crate constructed in accordance with the present invention and showing the cover in its raised position. Fig. 2 iS a Similar view illustrating the device in its partially collapsed position. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken .through one of the compartments, the device being in its set-up' position. Fig. 4 is 4: a detail transverse sectional view taken .meral 1 designates thewimprovedmetallic shipping crate. ..lfhis crate. 1when initef set-up position,` comprises ansubstantially rectangular device comprising the clon ated front and rear 2 and 3 respectively, an the ends Ll and 5 as well as a central partition f ends of the cut-away portions 8 are bearing 7o plates 10 and 11 adapted for the reception of the pntles 12 which' engage the butt upon the edges of the partition. By this arrangement, 1t will be noted that theiipper and lower portions of the edges of the partition 6 are retained within l:the crate and thatthe said partition will fold snuglybetween the members of the partition when thegdevice is collapsed as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the d ra wings. into a pair of compartments 13 and 14 and cach of the said com artments is provided with iioors 15 and 1 Thesetloors 15 and 16 are hinged in opposite directions, asf

clearly illustrated in the plan 4View of the 85 drawings, and each of the said doors adjacent its hinged connection-with the portion of the members 2 and 3 within the compartment are provided with' depending lips 17 and 18, while the lower extremities of the 90 said members 2 and 3 opposite to their hinged connections with the oors are formed with upstanding ledges 19 and 20 which are adapted to engage the lips of the oppositely pivoted ioors when the latter are 95 Y swung in their closed position. It is, of course to be understood that the doors. 15 and 16 are of a diameter equalinpf the compartments und snugly engage alf the sides thereof so that the st retained in its Set-up position by the said lloors and the engagement of the lips of the floors iaith theledges or ilanges 19 and 2O.v Each of the fioors 15 and 16 is provided with cleats 23 and 24, the same heinir adapt ed to strengthen the said doors andto pre-Y vent the sagging or bulging of the same.

' The crate 11s provided with a closure or door 25, the samebeing hin edly connect edwith the rear 3 of the front ed e of the said'doorl 25is provided L with a p urality of perforations 26, the lat- The partition divides the crate ruotare lis effectively 10U' evice and the ter being adapted for the reception of ceiling wires 2T which also pass through perforations 28 arranged in the front 2 of the crate.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be noted that I have provided an extremely simple and effective device for the purpose intended, and while have illustrated =and described the preferred embodiment of the improvement, as itI now appears t0 me, minor details oi' construction,

Within the scope ofthe following clailn inay be resorted to if desired.

Having thus fully described the inventioi'i, what I claim as new is A metallic crate comprising a fiumi, a hack and ends hinged together at their edges, the front and hack beinf.,Y centrally provided with vertical slots, hearing` plates secured to the outer faces of the front and back and arranged at, the opposite ends of said slots and having their inner ends flush with the end Walls of said slots, a `partition having' hutts extending through said slots and projecting' beyond said front and back, a pintle passing` through the hearing plates and butts to hingedly connect the partition to the front and back oppositely hinged floors arranged within the compartment formed h'v the partition, means for locking the said floors against displacement, and a eover hinged to the hack.

ln testimony whereof I ailix my signature ln presence ot two witnesses.

GUSTVE L. SCHiVIALL.

`Witnesses H. C. Fono, Cmnt: XV. Timex 

